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Published: October 31 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Division of Student Affairs reminds students going to Jacksonville this weekend for the Florida-Georgia football to be smart and stay safe.
Published: October 31 2013
Published: October 31 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Restaurants and supermarkets could save millions of dollars by hanging on to bug zapper bulbs instead of tossing them every year as they normally do, a new University of Florida study has found.
Published: October 31 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gratitude to his high school teachers has inspired a Wisconsin attorney and winter resident of Gainesville to establish a scholarship fund at the University of Florida to help practicing schoolteachers earn graduate degrees.
Published: October 30 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Adults generally don’t know how many calories they should consume daily to maintain their current weight, according to a new University of Florida survey, but that may not be a bad thing.
Published: October 30 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Fine Arts teams up with UF Homecoming to present Gator Jazz & Blues Fest from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 3 at Flavet Field.
Published: October 30 2013
Media advisory
Published: October 29 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Performing Arts' November offerings span a vast array of genres, highlighted by the "kings of swing," Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (Nov. 4), and a cappella group Straight No Chaser (Nov. 22), fresh off the release of its hit album "Under the Influence."
Published: October 29 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida's consumer confidence fell sharply in October to 71, down seven points from September and its lowest level in nearly two years, according to a new University of Florida survey.
Published: October 29 2013
AINESVILLE, Fla. — Will Weatherford, speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, will speak at the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center at 6 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Pugh Hall Ocora.
Published: October 29 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Performing Arts’ November offerings span a vast array of genres, highlighted by the “kings of swing,” Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (Nov. 4), and a cappella group Straight No Chaser (Nov. 22), fresh off the release of its hit album “Under the Influence.”
Published: October 28 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business Administration is partnering with Buchholz High School to present the second annual panel discussion featuring local successful entrepreneurs and business leaders.
Published: October 25 2013
Published: October 24 2013
Published: October 24 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Graduate School and the Innovation through Institutional Integration, or I-Cubed, program have named seven graduate students as recipients of the 2013 Graduate Student Mentoring Awards.
Published: October 24 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Regional Transit System will have detours on Routes 5, 6, and 15 between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. Oct. 26 for the Gainesville Pride Parade. These routes will bypass University Avenue between Southwest 10th Street and Southeast 1st Street.
Published: October 23 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida this week opened the first exhibition at an American museum to deeply explore the legacy of Kongo culture.
Published: October 23 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Information Technology Awards and Recognitions Program seeks to recognize teams whose members bring out the best in each other, serve customers with distinction, and honor those who work behind the scenes to keep university systems running.
Published: October 21 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida International Center has announced the winners of its 10th Annual Global Culture Photo Competition.
Published: October 18 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida RecSports plans to open a high-elements challenge course at Lake Wauburg in January and seeks UF students interested in training and employment as facilitators.
Published: October 18 2013
Published: October 17 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been named the inaugural director of the Engineering Leadership Institute at the University of Florida.
Published: October 17 2013
Tip sheet
Published: October 17 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An information session about several internship programs of possible interest to University of Florida students will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 21 in Little Hall, Room 113.
Published: October 16 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Fourteen University of Florida veterinary students spent part of last summer analyzing financial reports, observing staff-client interactions in private veterinary hospitals and learning about practice management as part of a new externship aimed at sharpening students’ business skills.
Published: October 16 2013
Media advisory
Published: October 16 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida religious leaders will gather to discuss what it means to be a woman of faith during a panel discussion Thursday.
Published: October 15 2013
Published: October 14 2013
Published: October 14 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Renowned professor and political activist Noam Chomsky will speak at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Florida campus.
Published: October 11 2013
Published: October 11 2013
Published: October 11 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will offer a series of workshops, speeches and events as part of conflict resolution week, starting Monday.
Published: October 10 2013
Media advisory
Published: October 9 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An immigration reform symposium looking at its political and cultural contexts will be held in two sessions on Thursday in Little Hall, Room L109.
Published: October 9 2013
Published: October 9 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Award-winning environmental journalist William Souder, author of biographies of Rachel Carson and John James Audubon, will speak at the University of Florida Oct. 24.
Published: October 9 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With a computerized world generating colossal amounts of information, many experts believe the emerging science of big data will lead to bold new insights in fields from biology to business.
Published: October 9 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Up-and-coming modern pop sextet Fitz & The Tantrums and alternative-dance duo Capital Cities will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Published: October 8 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of University of Florida researchers who played a significant role in proving the existence of the Higgs boson – the so-called God particle — is celebrating today to mark the announcement that the Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to the two scientists who nearly 50 years ago theorized the Higgs’ existence.
Published: October 8 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A dollop of peanut butter and a ruler can be used to confirm a diagnosis of early stage Alzheimer's disease, University of Florida Health researchers have found
Published: October 7 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A national leader in diabetes research and an engineer revolutionizing medical examinations are the first recipients of the University of Florida Foundation’s new Preeminence Term Professorships. The $25,000 awards recognize UF professors for their extraordinary accomplishments and the prestige they bring to the university.
Published: October 4 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Engineering today will launch the University of Florida Transportation Institute. Under its umbrella, departments, centers and programs from around the university will work together to better focus on safely and efficiently getting people where they need to go.
Published: October 3 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Oral bacteria from poor dental hygiene have been linked to brain tissue degeneration, according to new evidence from an international team of researchers
Published: October 3 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Cultural Plaza parking garage, also known as Garage 11, at the University of Florida will be reserved from 7 to 11 a.m. Friday for events taking place at the Phillips Center for Performing Arts and the Harn Museum of Art.
Published: October 3 2013
Published: October 2 2013
Published: October 2 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Public radio station WUFT-FM Florida’s 89.1 will honor its 32nd anniversary with a limited edition poster featuring an image by photographers John Moran and David Moynahan.
Published: October 2 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Phase II of the myinvestiGator application, the online tool designed for University of Florida faculty to increase accountability and efficiency in sponsored activities, is now under way.
Published: October 2 2013
Media advisory
Published: October 1 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Blood from HIV-infected human subjects shows an immune response against a cat AIDS virus protein, a surprise finding that could help scientists find a way to develop a human AIDS vaccine, report University of Florida and University of California, San Francisco researchers.
Published: October 1 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida fans and University of Arkansas fans will come together Saturday for the second annual Greater Gator Tailgater.
Published: October 1 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In an effort to improve student and community safety awareness, use current technology (thereby conserving resources), and in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, commonly referred to as the Clery Act, the University of Florida Police Department has published its annual 2013 “UF Together for a Safe Campus – Annual Security Report and Fire Safety Report (ASFSR)” safety brochure
Published: October 1 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — This year’s Allen L. Poucher Legal Education Series at the University of Florida will delve into the challenging world of national security with a panel including a retired four-star general, a former Florida governor, a former CIA spy and a current Florida senator.
Published: October 31 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gratitude to his high school teachers has inspired a Wisconsin attorney and winter resident of Gainesville to establish a scholarship fund at the University of Florida to help practicing schoolteachers earn graduate degrees.
Published: October 17 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Art Bash 2013, an annual celebration of the visual arts featuring a wide array of projects by University of Florida art and art history students, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at the UF Fine Arts Complex.
Published: October 2 2013
Economist David Denslow was quoted in a Sept. 19 Associated Press article about a decrease in Florida’s median household incomes.
Published: October 14 2013
Janet Yamamoto, a professor of retroviral immunology, was quoted in an Oct. 4 Fox News article about a recent UF study that found cats may help develop a successful HIV vaccine for humans. The story was the result of a Health Science Center news release.
Published: October 18 2013
Jennifer Stamps, a graduate student in the McKnight Brain Institute Center for Smell and Taste, was quoted in an Oct. 9 Huffington Post story about her research into how a peanut butter smell test could help confirm a diagnosis of early stage Alzheimer’s disease. The story and many others were the result of a Health Science Center news release.
Published: October 11 2013
W. Andrew McCollough, associate provost for teaching and technology; John Biro, president of the UF chapter of United Faculty of Florida; and Marc Heft, UF Faculty Senate President; were quoted in an Oct. 1 Inside Higher Ed article about UF’s plan to offer online bachelor degrees. The article was the result of a Media Relations office news release.
Published: October 11 2013
W. Andrew McCollough, associate provost for teaching and technology; John Biro, president of the UF chapter of United Faculty of Florida; and Marc Heft, UF Faculty Senate President; were quoted in an Oct. 1 Inside Higher Ed article about UF’s plan to offer online bachelor degrees. The article was the result of a Media Relations office news release.
Published: October 11 2013
W. Andrew McCollough, associate provost for teaching and technology; John Biro, president of the UF chapter of United Faculty of Florida; and Marc Heft, UF Faculty Senate President; were quoted in an Oct. 1 Inside Higher Ed article about UF’s plan to offer online bachelor degrees. The article was the result of a Media Relations office news release.
Published: October 11 2013
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in multiple publications, including the Los Angeles Times, about Twitter’s IPO filing.
Published: October 2 2013
Entomology professor Philip Koehler was quoted in a Sept. 20 Orlando Sentinel article that focused on tips for surviving lovebug season.
Published: October 15 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A distinguished professor in urban studies from the City University of New York is giving a free lecture at 5:30 p.m. today, Oct. 15, at the University of Florida under the title, “The Perennial Racial Divide: Two Steps Further, One Step Back.”
Published: October 18 2013
Horticulture professors Fred Gmitter and Jude Grosser were quoted in an Oct. 15 Reuters story about Florida’s effort to fight citrus greening that is affecting orange trees. The story and others were the result of an IFAS news release.
Published: October 18 2013
Horticulture professors Fred Gmitter and Jude Grosser were quoted in an Oct. 15 Reuters story about Florida’s effort to fight citrus greening that is affecting orange trees. The story and others were the result of an IFAS news release.
Published: October 18 2013
Law professor Bob Dekle was quoted in a Sept. 27 article in The Christian Science Monitor about a new trial for a woman who wants to use the “stand your ground” law for self-defense.
Published: October 11 2013
Chris McCarty, director of the UF Survey Research Center, was quoted in a Sept. 25 Miami Herald story about September’s Florida consumer confidence survey. The story and others were the result of a Media Relations office news release.
Published: October 18 2013
Robert H. Jerry II, dean of the Levin College of Law, was quoted in an Oct. 13 Miami Herald article about how the recession has affected lawyers and the legal profession. A link is unavailable because the Herald is by subscription.
Published: October 2 2013
Law professor Diane Mazur was quoted in a Sept. 20 New York Times article about military hearings for sexual assault cases.
Published: October 11 2013
Provost Joe Glover and W. Andrew McCollough, associate provost for teaching and technology, were quoted in a Sept. 29 Tampa Tribune article about UF’s plan to offer online bachelor degrees. The article was the result of a Media Relations office news release.
Published: October 2 2013
Demographer Scott Cody was quoted in a Sept. 22 article in The Tampa Tribune about projected population growth in Florida.
Published: October 11 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change:
Published: October 18 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change:
Published: October 25 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change:
Published: October 4 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change: